GED graduates get free access to a world-leading online training program for jobs in the technology field. Students can join for free.
HOW IT WORKS
https://withyouwithme.com/join-the-ged-tech-apprenticeship-program/
It’s time that we got serious about close reading. Survey responses received from you echoed a desire for more strategies to improve Reasoning Through Language Arts results. Over the past few years, we have focused on mathematics. We’ve worked hard to help students build their math skills – and we are seeing results. Now, we need to transfer some of that instructional energy to reading. Join us as we explore strategies to help students build their reading skills. We will explore reading skills students need across the content areas.
GED Tech Apprenticeship Program Update
The GED Tech Apprenticeship Program, a partnership between WithYouWithMe and GED Testing Service, continues to build momentum since the successful Job Fair held in Los Angeles in October 2023. Join Gregory Larson, GED Coordinator/Adjunct Faculty at Los Angeles City College (LACC), Vicki Greene, and Tom Moore as Gregory reflects upon the impact the program is having on participating LACC students following the Job Fair.
You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: February 27, 2024 02:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://pearson.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlduqspjgsEtD49HFr6RAezyVQ8HMaNTP1#/registration
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
We are thrilled to join the Coalition on Adult Basic Education once more. COABE’s mission is to inspire educators so adults succeed, and communities thrive. This closely aligns with the GED Testing Services’ mission of helping adults gain their high school equivalency diploma and improve their lives. Whether the learners’ goal is a new career, college, or climbing the job ladder, our GED program is designed to help students develop the critical thinking skills and self-confidence needed to help them flourish. We share COABE’s goal of enriching the lives of our learners by opening doors and offering innovative prospects. So, we salute and congratulate the COABE leadership, staff, and board on their 25th Anniversary and look forward to the next 25 years of this collaboration!
This year we are proud to host the “Connecting GED Grads to Job Opportunities” general session on March 19. For this session, we have convened leaders who can share their expertise, including Greg Larson, a California adult educator whose students work with WithYouWithMe, our GED Tech Apprenticeship program. We are also delighted to share the panel with Kelly Mobray, Director of Adult Education in Salina Public Schools in Kansas, to hear about their successful employment pathways for their students.
At the GED Testing Service, we seek innovative tools to help our learners and collaborate with partners to serve the changing adult education ecosystem best. Join our GED team of subject matter experts at our numerous concurrent presentations on topics spanning the range of GED 101 to Extended Response Writing tool; to Proven Partnerships and Solving the 3 of 4 Dilemma, and the best way to navigate GED Manager.
For detailed information on sessions and the schedule visit COABE at a Glance.
Expanding the reach of the GED to learners in remote locations
Do you want to reach more learners? Mobile testing centers are helping address capacity issues, especially in areas considered “testing deserts” or remote areas where adult learners have fewer options or may have transportation issues getting to a traditional adult education facility.
A mobile test center is a set of testing computers and necessary equipment that allows organizations to reach learners to take the GED test in remote locations. These testing centers are usually created as satellites of existing fixed testing centers.
Celebrating Black History Month, Honoring Dr. Naomi Scales
In celebrating Black History Month in February, we highlight community leaders, especially the pioneers in the educational field. We are honored to be able to recognize Dr. Naomi Scales from the Alabama Community College System. Dr. Scales is Alabama’s longest-term adult education employee, with 56 years of service. She is currently an Adult Education Administrator for the Alabama Community College System, and her dedication to student success is unquestioned. Dr. Scales started in adult education in 1966 as she believed that “adult education makes a tremendous impact on individual lives and the lives of their families. We value Dr. Scales’ emphasis on lifelong learning.
Dr. Scales earned a Master of Education Degree from Alabama State University and a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Administration and Higher Education from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Most importantly, she has always sought to set an enthusiastic example for her students and coworkers of how adult education can be. Her motto is to “pay it forward” and she feels that it’s easy to reach out and help somebody who might not have had the same opportunities as others.
Her inspiration includes community leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, who she believes set a foundation that has allowed her and others to build upon. During her tenure, Dr. Scales has seen her program grow and now offers opportunities and career pathways that didn’t exist when she started.
The Alabama Association for Public Continuing and Adult Education (ALAPCAE) is a non-profit organization that actively encourages young people to obtain their high school equivalency and continue pursuing higher educational goals. ALAPCAE has created a new High School Diploma Option scholarship and aptly named it the Dr. Naomi Scales scholarship, recognizing Dr. Scales as having been the catalyst behind the success of many students and adult education in Alabama. The legacy she has created will continue in perpetuity through the funding of this honorary scholarship.
